BHoP#356 Three Questions about the Church and Its Future

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about pastors taking calls and moving across the country, how to know when to leave for another church, and LCMS congregational culture and leadership.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church
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Brief#43 How to Learn when You Never Learned Anything in School

Dr Adam Koontz talks about growing in knowledge and wisdom, and the importance of reading and reflection.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#355 Confessions, Cryptids & the Baptist Belt

Brian Yamabe talks with Pr Willie Grills on Synod Stories about his journey in the ministry, spiritual discipline, the history of pastoral formation, and the SMP program.
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Brief#42 Is the Pope Catholic? Political Commitments and Church Teachings

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the Roman Catholic positions on war and immigration since the Second Vatican Council.
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BHoP#354 The Pocket Constitution Gap

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about the establishment of Lutheran synods in America, the problem with elevating cultural norms to the level of Biblical standards, and caring too much about internal politics.
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Brief#41 How Do I Help My Pastor Do His Job?

Dr Adam Koontz talks about the duties of the pastor and helping those struggling in them.
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Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church
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BHoP#353 Endo's Silence: Persecution, Apostasy, and the Silence of God

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills discuss Christianity in feudal Japan and whether persecution is good for the Church.
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Brief#40 Comfortably Numb: Nihilism in Our Time

Dr Adam Koontz talks about nihilism and its causes in our current age.
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BHoP Classics - What is Zionism?

In This BHoP Classics rebroadcast Dr Adam Koontz talks about Zionism, its origins in 19th century nationalism, the establishment of Jewish nation state, the politics of Jews in the diaspora, and the confusion of Christian Zionism.
Scripture references for the episode include Romans 9-11, 1 Thessalonians 2, and John 18
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BHoP#352 Our Identity and God's Creation

Dr Adam Koontz talks at Lutherske Fordybelsesdage about how living our lives defined by God's creation and speaking to those who are living in rebellion against it.
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